The Research Department hosts a seminar series that brings speakers on a wide range of topics in evolutionary biology and ecology to Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden each week during the academic year.

Seminars are open to all and held Fridays at 4 p.m., unless otherwise noted.

Spring 2012

January 20, 2012
Cathy McFadden, Ph.D.
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA
Cathy McFadden faculty webpage at HMC

January 27, 2012
Eliot C. Bush, Ph.D
Assistant Professor of Biology
Harvey Mudd College
Eliot Bush's faculty webpage at HMC

February 3, 2011
Stephen Buchmann, Ph.D.
Pollinator Partnership
San Francisco, CA
Pollinator Partnership website

February 10, 2011
Steve Manchester, Ph.D.
Florida Museum of Natural History
University of Florida, Gainesville
Steve Manchester webpage at Florida Museum of Natural History

February 17, 2011
Stephen C. Adolph, Ph.D.
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA
Stephen Adolph faculty webpage at HMC

February 24, 2011
Susana Magallón, Ph.D.
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Mexico City, Mexico
Susana Magallón faculty webpage at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

March 2, 2012
Jill Miller, Ph.D.
Amherst College
Amherst, MA
Jill Miller faculty webpage at Amherst

March 23, 2012
Pam Soltis, Ph.D.
Florida Museum of Natural History
University of Florida, Gainesville
Pam Soltis webpage at Florida Museum of Natural History

March 30, 2012
Simon Malcomber, Ph.D
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
California State University, Long Beach
Simon Malcomber's faculty page at CSULB

April 13, 2012
Eric Roalson, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Botany
Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Eric Roalson's faculty page at WSU

April 23, 2012 (Note: this is a Monday seminar)
Paul Manos, Ph.D
Professor of Biology
Duke University, Durham, NC
Paul Mano's webpage at Duke Herbarium

April 27, 2012
Scot Kelchner, Ph.D.
Idaho State University
Boise, ID
Scot Kelchner faculty webpage at Idaho State University

May 4, 2012
Kirsten Fisher, Ph.D.
California State University, Los Angeles
Kirsten Fisher faculty webpage at Cal State L.A.